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Holidays bring concerns for mental health experts

12/20/2021
The holidays can be difficult for many people in the Valley, but the uncertainty and isolation brought by the ongoing pandemic has only exacerbated seasonal stress, experts say.

Arizona at 23,516 deaths of COVID-19

12/18/2021
Arizona has added 3,467 cases and 29 deaths of COVID-19 overnight, according to the state Department of Health Services. As of the morning of Saturday, Dec. 18, the ADHS reports 1,334,061 known …

Free curbside pickup of COVID-19 test kits at Mesa …

12/17/2021
Mesa Public Library is distributing BinaxNOW COVID-19 antigen self-test kits free to the public. The kits will be available only through curbside pickup 10 a.m.-noon Mondays through Saturdays at …

Coronavirus cases surpass 105,700 in Mesa

12/15/2021
The Arizona Department of Health Services on Dec. 15 reported the number of coronavirus cases in Mesa is 105,796 in ZIP codes 85201-85210, 85212, 85213 and 85215. More than 90% of cases were …

Coronavirus cases surpass 11,110 in Apache Junction, …

12/15/2021
The Arizona Department of Health Services on Dec. 15 reported the number of coronavirus cases in Apache Junction, east Mesa, Gold Canyon and Queen Valley is 11,117 in ZIP codes 85118, 85119 and …

County spends $25M of Rescue Plan funds

12/15/2021
PHOENIX — Maricopa County has a ways to go before it spends all of its $435 in American Rescue Plan grant funds. Last week, the county’s Board of Supervisors approved about $25 million …

Florence records drop in new coronavirus cases

12/15/2021
The Arizona Department of Health Services on Dec. 15 reported the number of coronavirus cases in Florence at 9,234 in the 85132 ZIP code, an increase of 121 new cases from one week ago.  Last …

New coronavirus cases in Queen Creek area drop

12/15/2021
The Arizona Department of Health Services on Dec. 15 reported the number of coronavirus cases in Queen Creek and San Tan Valley at 32,060 in ZIP codes 85140, 85142 and 85143. That is an increase …

Valley hospitals more stretched than ever

12/15/2021
Almost a year to the day since the first COVID-19 vaccines were handed out to Arizona frontline workers on Dec. 16, 2020, hospitals in the state and across the Valley say they’re no better off now than when the pandemic began.

Banner Health chief: Several facilities beyond …

12/14/2021
PHOENIX — The state’s largest hospital network is operating over capacity at several of its facilities and is turning away surgery that is not medically necessary. And Dr. Marjorie …

New coronavirus cases jump to more than 900 in Queen …

12/8/2021
The Arizona Department of Health Services on Dec. 8 reported the number of coronavirus cases in Queen Creek and San Tan Valley at 31,566 in ZIP codes 85140, 85142 and 85143. That is an increase of …

New coronavirus cases in Florence jump

12/8/2021
The Arizona Department of Health Services on Dec. 8 reported the number of coronavirus cases in Florence at 9.113 in the 85132 ZIP code, an increase of 220 new cases from one week ago.  Last …